03/09/2024
Sleep....we all know it is important which makes it even more annoying and stressful if you are having trouble sleeping. It can impact on the next day in many ways.
Below is a link to a brilliant article that I could not resist sending through...
Some key quotes below and hope if you are trying to catch up on the weekend...
-“So ideally you want regularity but when you can’t achieve that, catching up is probably better than not,” Dr Walsh says.
-That’s because research has found catch-up sleep reverses some damage.
-“They’ve looked at hypertension for example and found that if some people improve their sleep by between 20 minutes and one hour their blood pressure measurements change for the better,” Dr Hoyos says.
-“And insulin sensitivity can also return to normal after a weekend of catch-up sleep.”
-“Focus on how you feel the next day, as long as you’re not consistently getting less than six hours.”
-So it’s not about catastrophising or obsessing over every minute of sleep. It’s about having the information that helps you make the best cost-benefit analysis for your health.
“What are you trading sleep for? That’s got to be the question too. I mean we’ve all traded a good night’s rest for a party, to study, or to work more to save money,” Dr Dawson says.
“People who sleep eight hours a night every night are probably really boring.”
The final quote is a sobering thought to many!
We all know the pain of a blaring alarm clock after a late night, but sleep deprivation does more than just bring our mood down. This is what happens when you consistently short change yourself of a good night's rest.
